Valve body or fitting



Sept. 5, 1939. T. A. LARRY ET Al. 2,171,938

VALVE BODY OR FITTING originan Filed sept. 14, 1936 2 sheets-sheet 1 lhwentors ry ala! .llllllll 227720172? A. er

Cttornegs Sept. 5, 11 A LARRY El- AL 2,171,938

VALVE BODY DE FITTING original Filed sep. 14, 1956 2 Sheets-sheet 2 IAT/f Zmventors TZ mot hy A. Lar'r ad Earl E. CZz'ze Gttorncgs Patented Sept. 5, 1939 UNITED STATES `Pii'rlm'r OFFICE Original application September 14, 1936, Serial 2 claims.

'Ihis invention relates to a valve body or fitting.

Among the objects of the invention is the provision of a valve body which may be readily attached to an existing pipe or pipe line and which is adapted to cooperate with a valve member for shutting oi the flow of fluid therethrough.

Other objects of the invention will be apparent from the accompanying description and drawings.

This application is a division of copending application Serial No. 100,782, filed September 14, 1936 and is related to application Serial No. 122,249, which is also a. division of application Serial No. 100,782.

-Referring to the drawings:

Figure 1 is a view, partly in section, of the fitting applied to a pipe and a shut-off apparatus associated with the tting.

Figure 2 is a transverse view, partly in section taken on the line 2 2 of Figure l.

Figure 3 is a. horizontal section taken onthe line 3 3 of Figure 2. I

Figure 4 is a detail sectional view of the tting and shut-ofi apparatus shown in Figure 1, illustrating the relative positions generally assumed by the parts when the shut-off member is longitudinally compressed and distorted.

Figure 5 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line 5 5 of Figure e.

line 6 5 of Figure 2.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, the fitting I consists of a substantially cylindrical or tubular body il, having an opening l2 at its upper end and closed at its lower end i3. The upper end is preferably threaded exteriorly at It (Figure 2) for the attachment of a. gate valve or other apparatus, and the upper end is preferably also threaded interiorly as at l5, so that -a threaded closure may be inserted.

The fitting is provided with aligned lateral openings I6, Il, which are adapted to receive the pipe or conduit I8 and the openings 'are bounded by the laterally extending hubs or flanges I9 and 2li. The lower cylindrical portion is provided interiorly with a circumferential ledge or projection 28, which is adapted to serve as an abutment to Figure 6 is a horizontal section taken on the i Divided and this applicatio January 25, 1937, Serial No, 122,248

initially as integral castings, although they may be formed otherwise, and in order that they may be-attached to an existing pipeline, they vare divided into two parts and then reunited, with the pipe passing through the lateral openings. 'I'he joinder ofthe two parts of the tting and the attachment of the tting to the pipe is preferably accomplished by welding along the sidey joints at 29 and around the peripheries of the hubs at 35. These operations are more full' described in copending application Serial No 122,249 referred to above.

After a tting has been welded to a pipe, a valve body 3l having a tapered valve seat 32 and provided with a valve, preferably a gate valve 33, operable by ahandle 3d, as shown in Figure l, is threaded on the upper end of the fitting. An opening may now be established in the pipe and within the fitting, without substantial loss of fluid or fluid pressure by means of the method and apparatus described in the copending appli cation referred to above.

Referring to Figure 1, the shut-off apparatus, generally designated at 50, includes an-adapter 5i, externally screw threaded at its lower end for attachment to the upper end of the valve body 3i. The adapter, which may be made in various sizes, is preferably provided at itsupper end with internal screw threads for the attachment of a chamber or housing 52.

'I'he chamber 52 is preferably substantially cylindrical and its lower end, which is open, is externally screw threaded for engagement with the internal screw threads at the upper end of the adapter 5l. An annular gasket 5l is inserted between the chamber or housing 52 and the adapter Ato provide a fluid tight joint. The chamber 52 comprises the substantially cylindrical sidewall 53 and a centrally apertured top Wall 5B. 'Ihe side Wall 53 is provided with an internally threaded opening 55 for the connection of a by-pass line, if desired, but where the appa- Vtus isto be used only for shutting off the flow of fluid through a pipe line to a pipe, the opening 55 may be seaed by the insertion of a conventional plug. The side wall of the `chamber eX- tends above the top- Wall 54 and the extension 56 is provided with internal threads for the attachment of a feed sleeve 5l.

A bar 58 is slidably and rotatably mounted within the feed sleeve 5l and within the centrally apertured top wall 54 of the chamber or housing 52, a tight joint being maintained around the lower end of the feed sleeve, by means of a conventional' packing 59 located between the feed sleeve 51 and the upper wall 54 of the chamber 52.

The bar 58 is provided at its upper end with an operating handle 68.' Spaced collars 6l and 52 are fixed on the upper portion of the bar 58 and in order that the bar 58 may be forced upwardly or downwardly, a feed nut 63 is threaded on the feed sleeve 51 and may be connected with the bar 58 by means of a yoke 64 pivoted upon the feed nut 63 and having its head portion slotted as at 65 so that it may be swung into engagement with the bar 58 between the collars 6I and 52,.as shown in Figure 1.

The lower end of the bar 58 is provided with a socket 68 provided with left-handed internal threads, and a lower counter-bored socket 51 internally threaded with right-handed threads. The lower end `of the bar 58 is slightly enlarged to provide a shoulder 68 for the retention of a sleeve 59, the upper end of which is internally flanged at 10. be slipped on over the top of the bar 58, during the assembly thereof and before the handle 68 and collars 6| and'52 are attached, extends belowfthe lower extremity of the bar 58 and is provided at its lower end with internal screw threads for the attachment of the shut-oil means 1I.

Referring to Figures 1 and 2,theshutoi means generally designated at 1|, includes a substantially cylindrical member 12, made of some resilient material such as rubber. Disc-like caps 13 and 14, which are preferably inwardly anged as shown at 15 and 16, are positioned above and below the member 12. The caps 13 and 14 and the member 12 are centrally apertured for the reception of a rod 11 on which they are slidably mounted. The rod 11 is provided at its upper end with a slightly enlarged head 18 and its lower end is threaded for the reception of a nut 19 whereby the member '12 may be clamped between the upper and lower caps 13 and 14 when the nut 1S is tightened. The nut 19 is preferably provided with slots on its under surface and the rod 11 is apertured at its lower e'nd for the reception of the usual locking pin 88.

The cap 13 is provided with a central and upwardly extending cylindrical portion 8| which is externally threaded for attachment to the intery nally threaded sleeve 69.

When the cylindrical portion 8l of the cap 13 is threaded into the sleeve 68 it will abut the lower end of the bar 58 and it will therefore be apparent that downward pressure on the bar 58 will be directly transmitted to the cap 13. It

will also be apparent that upward movement of 13, and consequently the member 12, with respect to the bar 58, will be prevented.

When the shut-off apparatus is attached to the upper end of the valvelbody 3l, the shut-off member 12 will be withdrawn into a position within the chamber 52, this withdrawal being acomplished by disengaging the yoke 64 from the bar 58 and pulling up on the handle 68. After the A shut-off apparatus 58 has been attached to the valve body and after all of the jointsl have been The sleeve 69, which is adapted to olf member 12.

made tight, the valve 33 may be moved'to open position.

The yoke 64 of the shut-01T apparatus is now swung to upright position engaging the bar 58 between the collars 6l and 62, as shownin Figure 1, and the feed nut 63 is turned to the right to apply downward pressure, through the collar 62 and bars 58, to the cap 13. j

The cap 14 at the lower end of the member 12 is held against downward movement by the abutments 28 of the fitting l and since the member 12 is made of resilient material, the downward pressure on the cap 13 will cause the member 'l2 to expand laterally as shown in Figure 4 and 5.

The caps 13v and 14 and the member 12 are slidable on the rod 11 and therefore the position which the rod will assume, after compression of the member`12, will not always be the same as it will depend, to some extent, upon the frictional quality of the resilient material of which the member 12 is made. Figures 4 and 5 illustrate one position which the rod .11'may assume and it will be noted that the cap 13 has moved downwardly a considerable distance from the head 18 of the rod 11, with the result that the head 18 is positioned within the socket 66. In view of this possible range of movement, the apparatus is preferably so designed that the diameter of the head 18 will be smaller than the internal diameter of the socket 66. It will also be notedthat the ttingl should be of suillclent depth to allow for a considerable downward movement of the rod 18.

Upon expansion of the member 12 of the shutoff apparatus, it will be forced into contact with the adjacent walls of the pipe, as shown in Figures 4 and 5, and act as a valve to close of! the section of the pipe which is below or downstream with respect to the member 12.

After the desired extensions or repairs vare completed, the shut-off apparatus` may be re` moved and a closure may be applied to the upper end of the tting, without substantial loss of fluid or fluid pressure,in the manner described in copending application Serial No. 122,249, referred to above.

It will be understood that the ttlng may be modied in various ways, as for example, by the provision of a. ange at the upper end for the purpose of attaching flangedv Vapparatus thereto.

It is, therefore, intended thatall matter contained in the above description or shown in the accompanying drawings shall 4be regarded merely illustrative. I

The first stepin the methodofremoving the shut-olf apparatus consists in turning the feed nut 63, of the shut-oit apparatus 2, to the left to relieve the downward pressure on the shut- This will result in a lateral contraction of the shut-off member, owing to the resiliency of the material of which it isrmade, and, the fluid will now through the spaces thus created between the shut-pif member and theadjacent walls of the pipe.

The yoke 84 may then be disengaged from the bar 58, of the shut-offl apparatus and the mem-4 ber 12 is drawn up intofthe chamber 52 by pulling up on the handle 88.

After the shut-off member 12 has been withdrawn, the gate valve 33. is operated to closed position, thus preventing ow of fluid into the shut-oilr apparatus, whereupon the shut-oi apparatus may be detached without substantialloss fo fluid O r uid pressure.

In the foregoing description it was pointed out that fittings i are preferably oi' such sine that their lateral openings have an appreciably greater internal diameter than the external diameter oi the pipe or conduit to which the fitting is attached, and that the openings which are established in the pipe and within theiitting have a diameter which is preferably larger than the internal diameter of the pipe, as shown in 1o Figures 5 and 6. v

Since the above apparatus-may be modified without departing irom the scope oi' the invention, it is intended that all matter contained inthe above description or shown in the accom- 15 Danyihs drawings shall be regarded as merely illustrative.

We claim:

` l. A valve body comprising a hollow substantially cylindrical member closed at one end and 20 open at the other end. aligned lateral openings in said cylindrical member. a pipe extending through said lateral openings transversely oi the said cylindrical member and an aperture in the top and bottom walls of said pipe and within said cylindrical member adapted to receive an expanaible valve inserted through the open end oi' said cylindrical member, an internal projection adjacent the closed end of said cylindricalmember against which one end of the said valve may abut. the wall of said pipe acting as a seat'- for the valve. f

2. A valve body comprising a substantially cylindrical member closed at one end and open at the other end, aligned lateral openings in said cylindrical member, a conduit extending through said lateral openings transversely of the said cylindrical member. a portion oi at least the top and bottom wall oi' the conduit within the cylin- .drical member being cut away so as to permit 

